The Drilldown: Key Notley operative leaves post

A key player in the Alberta government’s transition to carbon pricing is headed to Toronto, reports Global. Premier Rachel Notley’s chief of staff Brian Topp is headed to the Public Policy Forum after serving at the heart of the provincial government as it underwent dramatic change over the past year and a half. As Calgary Herald columnist Don Braid writes, Topp is opposed to his counterparts in B.C. who are fighting the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline.